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After the Second World War, many veterans came to Sarnia. The population of Polish immigrants increased. In 1952, the Polish community decided to have their own church. It was not easy, primarily, due to the lack of a priest. In August, 1952, after efforts from the Bishop of London the Polish Catholic Mission in the parish of Our Lady of Mercy was founded with its spiritual director, Fr. Francis Bardel.
On May 4, 1958, Bishop Cody blessed a new and renovated space for the community. On July 5, 1958, the mission was renamed as the ethnic parish dedicated to Our Lady Queen of Poland, whose appointed pastor was Fr. Joseph Pucka. On December 14, 1969, Bishop Carter dedicated the new church on Rosedale Ave. with the new name of Our Lady Queen of Peace. The next parish priests were: Fr. Wieslaw Gutowski, Fr. Zbigniew Rodzinka CSMA, Fr. Stanislaw Sołtysik CSMA, Fr. Zbigniew Rodzinka CSMA (second time), and Fr. Waclaw Chudy CSMA.
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Our Lady Queen of Peace, Sarnia +
After the Second World War, many veterans came to Sarnia. The population of Polish immigrants increased. In 1952, the Polish… Read More
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Our Lady of Czestochowa, London +
In 1953, the Polish community in London was growing slowly but surely. Under the wise leadership of Msgr. Francis Pluta,… Read More
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St. Teresa, Toronto +
Saint Teresa’s Parish in Toronto was established in 1924 in order to provide spiritual care for the local Catholics. Soon… Read More
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St. Mary, London +
Saint Mary’s Church in London, Ontario was built in 1902 and is the second oldest Roman Catholic Church in the… Read More
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St. Clare of Montefalco, Grosse Pointe Park +
St. Clare Parish in Grosse Pointe Park, MI, USA was founded in 1926 by the Augustinians Friars of the Province… Read More
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Christ The King, Toronto +
Christ the King Church in Long Branch began as an idea in the mind of its first pastor, Father Stephen… Read More
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